It's a long road from the beginning of Milwaukee Bucks training camp on Tuesday to the start of the season on October 26. Head coach Jason Kidd and his staff will use that time to figure out exactly what they have with this year's team and how they can make the most of their personnel.
门罗谈替补出场:只想上场比赛
摘要:基德表示训练营开始阶段门罗和卡特-威廉姆斯都将替补出场。
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That will involve tinkering with the starting lineup and player rotations. As of Monday, though, Kidd said at least initially the starting lineup at the outset of camp will look similar to the one Milwaukee used late last season.
"We'll probably start off with looking at the second half of the season with looking at Michael (Carter-Williams) and Greg (Monroe) coming off the bench," Kidd said at the team's media day on Monday. "We won't make that decision until later in the week. We'll go through training camp, we'll have them start, we'll have them come off the bench, we're going to look at a lot of different combinations. I think we liked the way that it ended last year with Miles (Plumlee) starting. It gave us some firepower off the bench and made us deeper."
With Plumlee penciled in at center, the rest of the starting lineup at the outset of training camp would be Matthew Dellavedova, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker and Rashad Vaughn. Vaughn, entering his second season after an up-and-down rookie campaign, will get the first opportunity to earn more playing time with the recent injury to Khris Middleton, according to Kidd.
Plumlee started 14 games in his first full season with the Bucks in 2015-'16, with most of those starts coming after the all-star break. He built up a strong chemistry with the starting unit and demonstrated himself to be a reliable option at both ends of the floor. Even with centers Monroe and John Henson under contract, the Bucks showed faith in Plumlee this summer by giving him a four-year, $50 million deal.
"We're excited about the options," Plumlee said of being one of the Bucks' three centers. "I think we're three, talented, skilled bigs. We all really get along on and off the court. We like to push each other to be better players. Whatever happens that's in coach's hands. I think we all just enjoy coming in every day and playing hard."
Monroe, who is in the second year of a three-year, $50 million deal, was the Bucks' big free agent signing during the summer of 2015. He was productive last season, averaging 15.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in 79 games, but his addition didn't have a positive correlation with the team's record. His move to coming off the bench late last season worked well, bolstering a unit that was one of the worst in the NBA.
门罗是雄鹿队在2015年休赛期重点签约的自由球员,他和雄鹿队签订了一份3年5000万美元的合同,本赛季是他三年合同的第二个赛季。上个赛季门罗很高产,他出场79次,场均贡献15.3分8.8个篮板,但是他的到来并没有和球队的战绩产生多大的关联。门罗上个赛季后期替补出场的效果很好,激活了雄鹿队的替补阵容。而在这之前雄鹿队的替补阵容是联盟最糟糕的替补之一。
On Monday, he said he wasn't aware of Kidd's lineup plans for the start of training camp.
当地时间周一门罗表示他还不清楚基德在训练营开始阶段的阵容安排计划。
"That's news to me, but it's not the first time," he said. "Like I always say, it's about once I'm on the court and that's all I focus on. If you have questions about the rotation you're going to have to ask (Kidd). When my number is called I just try to be ready."
“这对我来说是新闻,但也不是第一次了,”门罗说,“就像我一直说的,这只是关于我能上场比赛,这是我唯一关注的事情。如果你对球队轮换阵容有疑问,你可以去问基德。当我的号码被叫到的时候我就会努力做好准备。”
Carter-Williams, who shifted to the bench along with Monroe last season, said he's comfortable with however he will be used, whether it's starting or leading the second unit.
卡特-威廉姆斯上个赛季和门罗一起变为替补,他说自己无论怎样被使用都感觉很舒服,不管是首发出场还是去领导替补阵容。
"(Last season) we had some tough injuries and our bench wasn't as effective," Carter-Williams said. "I think Moose (Monroe) and I we kind of knew that and we were trying to gel even before camp — him and I and some of the other guys who we think are going to play with the second group in. We felt really good as a team, we're definitely doing really well. I think if that was the case I think we would have one of the best benches in the league."
“上个赛季我们有一些很严重的伤病,我们的替补不是很有效率,”卡特-威廉姆斯说到,“我认为门罗和我都了解这些情况,即使在训练营开始前我们都在努力配合,我和他还有一些其他的球员,我们都认为自己会替补出场。作为一支球队我们感觉真的很好,毫无疑问我们表现也很出色。我认为如果是这种情况,那么我觉得我们将会拥有全联盟最好的替补阵容之一。”